Město Albrechtice

Město Albrechtice (German: Olbersdorf) is a town in the Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,500 inhabitants. It is the largest municipality in the Osoblažsko microregion and also the entrance gateway to it.

Město Albrechtice
Town
Town square
Flag
Coat of arms
Město Albrechtice
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°9′47″N 17°34′30″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionMoravian-Silesian
DistrictBruntál
First mentioned1377
Government
 • MayorJana Murová (ANO)
Area
 • Total65.27 km2 (25.20 sq mi)
Elevation
350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
 • Total3,499
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
793 95
Websitewww.mesto-albrechtice.cz

Administrative parts

Villages of Burkvíz, Česká Ves, Dlouhá Voda, Hynčice, Linhartovy, Opavice, Piskořov, Valštejn and Žáry are administrative parts of Město Albrechtice.

History

According to the Austrian census of 1910 the town had 2,438 inhabitants, 2,345 of whom had permanent residence there. Census asked people for their native language, 2,345 (100%) were German-speaking. Jews were not allowed to declare Yiddish, most of them thus declared the German language as their native. Most populous religious groups were Roman Catholics with 2,255 (92.5%), followed by Protestants with 161 (6.6%).[2]

Sights
Town hall on the town square

Town square

Město Albrechtice town is represented mainly by the local square dominated by the baroque Church of Virgin Mary, the Column of St. Anna from 1719 and the empire house No. 21 with well-preserved renaissance interior (cross vault) from the second half of the 16th century.

Linhartovy Castle
Linhartovy Castle

The most important monument of the town lies in the local part of Linhartovy. Linhartovy Castle was built in the end of 16th century, converting the former fortress from 14th century into a renaissance mansion.[3] The new owner, Sedlnický family from Choltice, rebuilt the castle to its present baroque appearance. In the 19th century the castle park was converted into a nature landscape park. During the World War II the castle was burned down and reconstructed to a medical supplies warehouse. Since 2001 the castle has become the town property and it has been progressively repaired and opened to public. After many years the castle has become a cultural and historical centre of the town once again.

Burkvíz Castle

Another historical monument is the Burkvíz Castle ruins on the top of the Strážnice Hill over the Burkvíz village where are preserved remains of the well, mounds and walls.

Folk architecture

There are numerous folk architecture monuments in the town, i.e. in Piskořov, which creates the village monument zone referring to the valuable folk architecture of so-called Osoblaha type houses. In Biskupice it is located the atypical field baroque chapel from the 18th century. In Česká Ves there is the last relict of the German evangelic region settlement – a local evangelic cemetery which is completely different from other cemeteries in Osoblažsko region. In the village of Hynčice on the river Opavice there are many cottages from the 18th and 19th century and also the rectory of the late baroque Church of St. Nicholas with a chapel and a gate.

Eldorádo

The Eldorádo park at the end of Hynčice is the first "dinopark" in the Czech Republic. It is the collection of concrete prehistoric life-size dinosaurs, sculptures, fairy-tale creatures and animals.

Sport

The town is equipped by a swimming pool.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in the Czech Republic

Město Albrechtice is twinned with:[4]

See also

References
  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.
  2. Ludwig Patryn (ed): Die Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1910 in Schlesien, Troppau 1912.
  3. "Historie a současnost zámku Linhartovy". zameklinhartovy.cz (in Czech). Zámek Linhartovy. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
  4. "Partnerská města". mesto-albrechtice.cz (in Czech). Město Město Albrechtice. Retrieved 2020-09-25.
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